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TI-2015-07095 Aliases CVE-2015-8630GHSA-ccgj-jmwf-5p3g

The (1) kadm5_create_principal_3 and (2) kadm5_modify_principal functions in…

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The (1) kadm5_create_principal_3 and (2) kadm5_modify_principal functions in lib/kadm5/srv/svr_principal.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.12.x and 1.13.x before 1.13.4 and 1.14.x before 1.14.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) by specifying KADM5_POLICY with a NULL policy name.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04327 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.2Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.3Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.4Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.5Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.13Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.13.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.13.2Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.13.3Vulnerablemoos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.4 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.5 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.14Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.14 alpha1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.14 beta1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.14 beta2Vulnerablemoos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14 alpha1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14 beta1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14 beta2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2016:0532 Released 2016-03-31 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    krb5 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) krb5-1.13.2-12.el7_2, krb5-libs-1.13.2-12.el7_2, krb5-pkinit-1.13.2-12.el7_2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) krb5-devel-1.13.2-12.el7_2, krb5-server-1.13.2-12.el7_2, krb5-server-ldap-1.13.2-12.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) krb5-1.13.2-12.el7_2, krb5-libs-1.13.2-12.el7_2, krb5-pkinit-1.13.2-12.el7_2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) krb5-devel-1.13.2-12.el7_2, krb5-server-1.13.2-12.el7_2, krb5-server-ldap-1.13.2-12.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) krb5-1.13.2-12.el7_2, krb5-devel-1.13.2-12.el7_2, krb5-devel-1.13.2-12.el7_2.ppc +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) krb5-1.13.2-12.el7_2, krb5-devel-1.13.2-12.el7_2, krb5-libs-1.13.2-12.el7_2 +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0532
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0532
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0532
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0532
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0532
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0532
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8630
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ccgj-jmwf-5p3g

References

Patch 1

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2024-17421 Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.21.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in /krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2026-29130 NULL pointer dereference in moos-ivp Kerberos 5 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-00929 The telnet daemon (telnetd) in MIT krb5 before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to bypass… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2011-00268 The process_chpw_request function in schpw.c in the password-changing functionality in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2001-00245 Buffer overflows in BSD-based FTP servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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